Taft's national incorporation plan sparks trust busting fears
Lincoln Nebraska dispatch reports critics say President Taft's message endorses national incorporation to shield corporations from state control. They warn of a planned surrender of state sovereignty and foresee powerful trusts maneuvering to escape local regulation. The piece cites concerns from Commoner editorials about rising trust influence.
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Denver papers crippled by pressmen strike
Denver journalists report their papers halted by a strike of pressmen over wages. The Denver Post and Denver Journal delayed publication after the wage dispute caused a near total suspension of printing, with the noon edition failing to print.
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Classic Clothes of Babe Spark West Side Flurry
New York story notes a lavish Babe Ruth themed costume on a child named Menalkas, described with inflated mythic comparisons. The scene involves Raysmond Duncan, his wife, and their four year old, amid concerns over exposure and child welfare by authorities. The account ends with an officer halting the scene as bystanders recount the event.
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Menalkas
Winnie
Tealdor
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Infighting and caucus rumors plague Taft era politics
Fragmentary text describes Republican infighting over insurgent factions in Washington. References to Hayes of California as mediator, statements after calling on President Taft, and talk of minority member assignments in house committees. Mentions Democratic caucus and potential Republican insurgent alliance on committee control.
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California
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Mayor Busse Undergoes Operation in Chicago
In Chicago on January 24 the mayor, Busse, underwent a surgical operation. Reports indicate the procedure was successful and the city awaits his recovery.
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Chicago
Busse
Prodigy Sidis Astonishes Harvard Professors
New York January 14 A remarkable eleven year old prodigy William James Sidis amazed Harvard professors with a lecture on Fourth Dimensional Bodies and other advanced topics. Born in New York he is the son of Dr. Boris Sidis of Brooklyn and Harvard Medical School professor. He still wears knickerbockers and is registered at Harvard as a special student.
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Boris Sidis
Brooklyn
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Harvard Medical Schoel
Exterminating Other Heirs to Great Fortune
Kansas City January 14 plans have been made to arrest a society man suspected of poisoning Col Thomas H Swope a millionaire who died recently He is also accused of trying to destroy other heirs to inherit all the property His alleged method was inoculation with typhoid germs Detectives work daily awaiting stomach examination by Chicago physicians A rumor says poison traces were found in the stomach of Chrismah Swope a nephew who died December 3 leading to exhumation of Colonel Swope's body
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Chrismah Swope
Ice gorge floods St. Louis levee causing boat wreckage
St. Louis reports a Mississippi rise of ten feet in twelve hours. The levee is broken by a gorge and ice jam, tossing boats and debris onto the flood embankment. Total losses are estimated around a quarter of a million dollars.
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St. Louis
Taft urges Congress on conservation of natural resources
President Taft sends a long message to Congress advocating broad conservation efforts. He calls for improved waterways, reclamation and irrigation of arid lands, forest preservation, reforestation, land classification, and stricter control of public domain to curb fraud and misuse while maintaining public welfare.
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Geological Survey
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Moonshine Still Sought Near Fort Collins
Secret service agents hunt an illicit still in the mountains near Fort Collins Colorado as revenue officers report moonshine flowing among ranchers in the area A North Carolina moun taineer colony is alleged to be operating the still and diverting spirits to the hills.
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Fort Collins
North Carolina
Five Die in Sask Homesteader Shack Fire
Soskelon Sask January 14 five persons perished today in the burning of a homesteader s shack.
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Sask
Paulhan Soars In Farman Biplane Flight Over Pacific Course
In Los Angeles on January 14 Paulhan in a Farman biplane took off from the aviation field to San Pedro and back, flying about fifteen miles. Judges ignored the display as no plans were announced. Curtiss then set a new speed record after three attempts. Paulhan, attempting to beat it, crashed on descent breaking a plane tip.
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San Pedro
Curtiss
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Twelve Inches of Snow Paralyzes Big New York
The heaviest snow storm of the winter hit New York City, with twelve inches fallen since last night. Three deaths from exposure and hunger were reported, and rail and telegraph services were crippled. Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey logged sixteen inches, while Chicago noted vast cold and snow damage.
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Nicaraguan Stage Set for Battle Near Greytown
Bluefields report says Generals ie rrada Maliuty and Zelden with 1,200 troops held by rough seas for a week plan to sail from Bluefields to Greytown. General Chamerte is due to arrive at the heart of the Chontalus tomorrow and will meet General Mena. An engagement near Acoyapa is anticipated.
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Hatriet Toforrow
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Acoyapa
Three Sided Row Causes Alarm in East Cheyenne
A street brawl on O'Neil between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets left two men seriously injured and a third hurt. Harry Muse and J. W. Williams were identified among the combatants, while a fourth man fled and broke his leg attempting to jump onto a passing wagon. Officer Pope intervened and detained the combatants as Fred Dudley, aiding his injured wife, was badly struck. The wounded were taken to Fort Russell hospital.
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